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  • Has anyone here used Mungo's Motorcycle school in Peckham?

    Post-CBT, are 3 days enough if I can already ride a geared motorcycle to pass? Rode a royal enfield in india for 5 years, plenty of 2 stroke nonsense before that and a bandit 600 here when I had the international permit here for a year.

  • Probably... If you can do all the Module-1 stuff with ease then your Module-2 will be a piece of piss.

    Go do a U-turn within 1 1/2 parking spaces, do a slalom of 8 cones with two figure-8's at the end. Get to 30mph and stop like a puppy jumped in front of you. Then go ride in traffic like you don't jump reds. If you can manage that last one you'll pass.

  • Nope, but those prices are about right. CBT prices can fucking do one though. £150 is mental.

    Regarding how many days, depends. It’s got nothing to do whether you ‘can ride’ or not. Most already have experience before they DAS, it’s confidence/etiquette/rules/awareness that’s being observed.

    I failed first time, instructor was vicious. I even got marked cos my shoulder checks didn’t last long enough. Depends on the school/test centre.

    Come back to the dark side amey, it’s cosy in here.

  • Post-CBT, are 3 days enough if I can already ride a geared motorcycle to pass?

    I played it safe and did the longer 5 day option, basically wanted the best odds at passing first time. Even doing the longer option, I found it stressful but granted hadn't riden for a few years.

  • I had 3 lessons (Saturdays, over a few weeks)
    1st was to the Mod1 test centre then practicing for a few hours.
    Then had mod1 test a few days later (passed, even though I fucked the u turn, and did the emergency stop at 50mph rather than 30 so overcooked the stopping distance)
    2 more lessons then Mod2 test (40 minutes bombing around town, stop/ start, lifesavers and careful driving)

    It's not "hard" as long as you remember to turn off your indicators and move your head slightly exaggeratedly when checking mirrors and doing lifesavers.
    (And can ride a motorbike)

    You will need a valid CBT and a passed theory test (for motorbikes, they aren't transferable if you have a car one) best have the theory done before you start as you can't take your tests without it.

  • Well, that is alot of time to have bad habits to form ;)

    You learn to pass a test, nothing more than that. No idea about what the test is now I am out of the loop.

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